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By Audttl Guha important architectural component and STAI Y., Tl they should sharpen their pencils and oston University's plans to de­ come up with creative designs." . molish the Commonwealth A\­ BU spokesman Kevin Carleton said • Benue Amiory and build an arena that while they are trying to explore op­ mid donm ha.-. upset resident-.. Man) be­ tmns, they will most likely have to de­ lieve that BU had a commionent to the molish it a.s it does not fit into the arena cny to presef\e the front pan of the plilll. building. known a.s the headhouse, "I believe the agreement said that we when they took it O\'er - a commitment 1\ ould try to preserve the headhouse, they are clearly ignoring, say residenL5. and we are looking to see that is possi­ "We never opposed taking out the ble," he said. Lt is our intent to pull it building. just the headhouse, which is a down, as it does not seem feasible to de­ historic building," said Bill Marchione. sign ari arena there wi,thout doing so - pre~ i dent of the Brighton Allston Histor­ there is too big a setback and there is a ical Society. "I believe that \\hen BU basic safety issue." took O\·er the building they said it would But residents believe that BU is not be presef\ed. In that respect, it is vel) tl)mg hard enough and are not surprised distressing. They have broken their 111th their decision do pull it down. They promise to Brighton and to the city. I sec bulldozing as the pattern ofBU's de- consider the headhou-.e to be pan of the 1dopment in the area. street-;cape of Commonwealth A \'enue. Helen Gallaway, Allston resident for and 1f it 1s coming down, it is another in­ 57 years, has seen many changes over dication of the insensitivity BU has the years to her neighborhood. "1 think shown us in many instances of historic it\ a shame becauM! the front of the ar­ preservation." mory is beautiful, but BU walks over Many local activists, prese1vationists e\cryone," she said. and residents feel the same way. They Carleton said that they are cooperat­ are upset that after a dedde after acquir­ in~ with residents via the ta5k force and ing the Anno!), the university has bro­ C\ en set up an informational meeting re­ ken its wont on pre~f\ mg 11 c1.•ntly on the request of Allston Civic "The Alliance b ~ttll oppo"'-"d to the A i-<~iatio~ Pre iLlcnt P;IUI lkrl..ele}. hea..ecutive director of the Boston Preser­ co1porated wilh more mo

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"Some parents are afraid of school. but this event was good. They all onnections talkedlw th us and each other, and a\ they left we all hugged each other." Conne t 5 coordinators are building supports for schools "I ha the time to organize things like thb. and hopefully. events lik.e By Judy Wasserman watched their children. he said, and munit} services to family needs." To this will become part oflhe school\ ASIAN The Bank CORRESPONDENT that day. "We made connection thar end, three school coordinarors regular climate and culture," she That"Serves The All ton-Brighton Conne ct 5 everywhere." were hired earlier this school )ear to said. AMERICAN The ®Ordinators agreed their hav­ All Nations school c dinators have been 0 11 the Connections is, of course. what work with program director Ximena BANK job only a few months, but thev are Connect 5 is all about. The three­ Soto. Besides Moore-O'Leary, the ing time to help the schools is valu­ already se ing positi ve results from year-old initiative is a partner..hip be­ other coordinators are Leslie Ferrer able. Ftrrer said she is "building rela­ 230 HARVARD AVE., ALLSTON, 617·738 ·1717 their work tween Boston College. the Bo ton and Yolanda Coentro. tionshi s with the teachers, building www.asianamericanbank.com Member FDIC A Con ect 5 coordinator, l(erry Public Schools Clw,tcr 5 school , and Soto and the coordinators said trust w th them." Soto said the Con­ Moore-0' ary, who is assigr ed to Allston-Brighton ag1:nc1e:. mcluding school needs they are addressing in­ nect 5 ccXlrdinator..' work means the Hami ton and Garfield sc lOOls, the Oak Square YMCA and the All­ clude parent outreach, -.upport for "there is a much more regular ~up­ said she ill always rememb ·r the ston-Brighton Health) Bo ton Coali­ teacher.. and ta.ff. after-school care. port S)blem in place at each school." comment f one parent who att .:nded tion. tran portation, bilingual se1>i~ and Added Coentro: "The teachers Visit your local library.U a recent reakfast and exhibit on of According to execuri\e director mental-health care. s. and know we will make student rk at the Hamilton. Gretchen Graef, Connect 5 tri ve~ to Referring to the recent breakfast at ing happen. They know we're "He to d me the only other t me he connect "school to famili~ and com- Hamilton, Moore-O'Leary said. help them." had bee at school wa<; wh .:n his child w suspended," she sa d, but was special, and maJe him BRING IN YOUR BONUS COUPONS proud o his child, he said. Moore­ & SAVE AN O'Leary said the students, m.:mbers 3 of Lena Robinson's class. a so felt EXJ. 20 t proud. Some of the parents, who traveled to sch I with their children on the school us, including a grea -grand­ 25-40% OFF KIDS' SPR NG PLAYWEAR AND DRESSWEAR mother, had tears in their eye' a<; they 25-40°0 25-403 I OFF OFF N nprofits I ALL KIDS' GIRLS' I DRESSES & SPORTSWEAR' ta ehome DRES~WEAR ' By Ch ristie Brooks, I By Rare Editions. Just Friends and p icegra ts Just Friends. more. For Toddlers Christie Brooks. and Girls. By Auditl Guha Baby Togs and more. Reg. $10-29.99, STAFF WRITER I For Infants, Toddlers. SALE 6.99·21.99 Allston-Brighton Ol}:anizatiorn; Boys' 4-7 and Girls. ntly awarded Violer ce Preven­ Reg. $20·$100. SALE 14.99·69.99 rant<; from the Boston Police De­ 3 nt. 20-40 West End House, Common­ . Development and the YMCA OFF . recipients of the pro gain grant, ALL BOYS whic supports community police part­ SPORTSW =· ps to prevent violence and crime. is grant helps run our programs towards kids and h.!lping them t of trouble," said DiHrict 14 Cap- ' rlliam Evans. t recipients say they are happy the have the money to m tke a change and ntribute positively I<' the city. 303 OFF 25-40 °~ ' e think that this is a abulous pro­ ALL SPRING ' and we have been p;u1nering with OFF oston Police Departr ient for years OSHKOSH BABY SALE' an this is the second time we have won B'GOSH' By Carter's, Prestige thi " said Sharon Melone interim exec­ For nfants, Plush and more. For uti edirectorattheOak Square YMCA, Toddlers. Boys' 4-7 Infants and Toddlers. ch is going to use t'.1e $9,999 for and Girls 4-6x. Reg . $8-$28, g and programminf for teens. Reg. $12-$48, SALE 5.99·20.99 ·s marks the fifth year of the pro­ SALE 7.99-32.99 and is an outgrowtl of the Boston ice Department's Strategic Planning ~ect, which brings police officers, inesses and the COITll 1Unity together ~ craft goals and objecti' es for the city's y th. Forty-four programs were chosen nd the city for this a .vard and a total half a milliori dollars was awarded to em. The Allston-Brighton organiza­ ns received $9,999 e<·ch. Following broad c >mmunity out­ h, nonprofit commt nity-based orga- izations had the oppc rtunity to apply or funding to work in c Jllaboration with ir local police distri(t to prevent vio­ ence. Out of the ICXi 1pplications city­ ·d e, about eight came from Allston­ Spmg Sale is Wednesday tlvougll Tuesday. Yalth 20 through 26. 2002 tcoupons valtd ~ednesday through Fnday, March 20 through 22, 2002; see coupon for details ' Excludes Des•gner Collections, Chnsternng and First Communion dresses. .• righton. Enllle stoclt sa"MQS olfe•ed only whefe llldicated Regular and Ong1nal pnces are 411enng pr1ees only and may or may not have resulted 1n sales Advertised merchandise may be available al sale pnces in upcoming sale events. 'The Y has won in the past and Com­ monwealth Developinent wins this I every year," said Ev~ns of District 14. "All the recipients ht re work with the youth. This is why we have this program CHARGE IT WITH FILENE'S 1 ORDER ANYTIME - to help prevent vio:ence in the neigh­ WE ALSO WELCOME VISA IF II LIEN IE S CALL TOLL FREE borllood and help Leep kids off the MASTERCARD AND DISCOVER I 1· 800-345-3637 street." Auditi Guha can be reached at All the right choices • [email protected]. Page4 Al Fri lay, March 22, 2002 www.townonline.com/allstonbrighton BRIEFS

North All on Strategic ACA meeting March 27 brary, 300 North Harvard St. To recei~e a registration packet for girls; 11th- and I 2th-grade boys; Ave., Roxbury, and at the Madison The commumt) is invited to aid in the Taft Middle School Club I 06 pro­ I The Allston Civic A '.>Vl:1auon i~ 11th- and 2th-grade girls. All grades Park Community Center, 55 New'· Plan mee ng chang4td detennining the use of the park in holding its monthly mecung. Wednes­ gram, call Jody Morris at 617-635- are based on the grade in "".hich a sni­ Dudley St. • A public m ting for the North Al - order to ~t serve the public need. 8426. day, March 27, at 6:30 p. m at the All­ dent is currently enrolled. Preregistration is required. Applica-, ston Neigh ood Strategic Plan s The second n thi three-meeting se­ ston Branch Library, 300 . Han ard The entry fee is $ J2.S .and guaran­ tion~ including the full schedule of scheduled fo uesday, March 26, tt ries wiU focus on a presentation of tees each team a minimum of two St. Grants available to event'> are available from the Boston 6 p.m. at the lston library, 300 N. muluple design alternatives based on games. Awards will be presented in The following item'> are on the Parks and Recreation Departmen~ 1 Harvard St. public comments and suggestions to grassrlts groups each bracket. agenda: 1010 Massachusetts Ave., third flooru The meeti that had been sched- date. Mayor omas M. Menino recent­ Entry deadline is April 12. oo Representatives from the Boston or by caUing 617-635-4505, ext. 6210: 1 uled for Mar 28 has been cancele, J. Located at Hooker and Sorrento ly annou eel that grants are now For more information or an entry Water and Sewer, the MWRA. Application deadline is Monday, April 1 infonnation, con ta ;t streets, the playground presently fea­ available t local ~roots organiza­ form, call Shawn Dugre at the toll NSTAR, and Keyspan have been in­ I . Athletes must be Boston resident~ II at the BRA at 61 '- nires a ~ooden play strucnire. pas­ tions healthy activities to free NAYS spring tournament hot­ talk tha~vide betwt:en 11 and 16. vited to attend and ubout projects sive --eating areas. and a full-sized the city's oung people through the line, 1-888-629-2275, or tournament they have scheduled m All<;ton­ Girls are welcome to participate in basketball court. Safe Nei rhoods Youth Fund. director Barry Robinson at 781-696- two sports with friendly supervised Brighton. Many of our '>tteel"> ha'e For further infonnation, call the Admini ered by the Mayor's 9437. Summer amp been impacted by recent proja..'l.S that competition offered in basketballi Bo ton Parl.s and Recreation Depart­ Office of Community Partnership , swimming; tennis; track and field; and andjob f r scheduled detour traffic and several more are ment at 617-635-4505, ext. 6513. the SNYF supports neighborhood The All ill-Brighton HealtJ y planned for the next few )ea!'I. Boston University volleyball. All participants are invited group'>, ~sroot~ organizations, to take part in the Academic Bowl, a , Boston Coa Ion is hosting a su1 1- oo Spike's Hot Dog., requl!Sl for B "ght Littl L community agencies, and churches holding hoop clinic mer camp an job fair Monday, Ap ii hot dog restaurant on the 'iOUth corner , ." o~ e eague comest of quickness and wit testing dedicated tb working with young peo­ The Boston Uni ~ersi ty Women 's their knowledge of English, history, I, at 5:30 p. . at the Jackson Mru n of Brighton Avenue Jlld Linden Sign-up IS March 23 ple and fiwiilies in Boston neighbor­ Basketball coaching staff and players math and science. Community enter in Allston. Street. Bnghton Linle League open regis­ hoods. 11fse awards will provide are holding a holiday basketball All athletes are required to take pa.rt! Come fin ut more about summ.!r oo 14 Islington St. - request to in­ trauon take place from I 0 a.m. to I children. adolescents and their parents camp from 9 a.m. to noon April 16- in group aerobics and Wellness Work. camps and j opportunities. Rep1 .!- crease occupancy from mgle famil) p.m. on Saturday, March 13 at the the opportµnity to participate in vio­ 19 at the Case Center, 285 Babcock shops, which they will be assigned to sentatives m various camps a 1d to three family. BC neighborhood center on -l25 lence prevention, educational, reGre- St., Boston for girls in grades two after registering for their sports1 agencies wil be available to ans\\ er Wa.... tungton St. through eight. ational '~parenting programs. Among the health-related topics to be your questi s. Participating agen­ Regi tration forms are available at Grant~ awarded to programs Activities include warm-up drills, Good Friday presented in the Workshops are cies include: ackson Mann Commu­ the YMCA. Brighton libraJ) and that di ly engage young people shooting techniques, individual and HIV/AIDS; nutrition; healthy sexuali­ nity Center, the West End Home, procession next week Veronica Smith Senior Center. ages 5 to I$ during out-of-school time group shooting drills, post/perimeter ty; violence prevention; substance' Camp Pon~ issett and more. Join us for a walk and reflect ;m the For detru s contact Richard Wing and demdn trate a strong commit­ play, offensive and defensive sta­ abuse education; and personal hy~ For more formation, contact J .r last seven words of Je'll!> on Good at 617-25-l-0722. ~ ment to the following: tions, team concepts and game situa­ giene. hanna Fon ilia at the coalition at Friday March 29. Brief meditations 00 rrorn<>ting improved student aca­ tions, shooting contests and games. For more information, call Boston 61 7-782-38 in word, song or will Oe offered at Taft Middle School to demic ac~evernent through UJtoring. The cost is $90 in advance,$ I 00 at each stop. The procession \\ill begin Parks and Recreation at 617-635- I mentoring~ youth leadership develop­ the door. at noon and end by 3 10 p.m. f.ach offer BAA Kids Club ment. and exposure to culniral oppor­ To register. send a check made 4505, ext. 62 10. stop is estimated to take about 15 Taft Middle School 1s offering UJnities. payable to the Friends of BU minutes. You are welcomed to join local youth in grades five through oo Prorroting and providing oppor­ Women's Ba~ketball to Boston Uni­ File an application en-Brighton Reside its fol ks from many churchc·.., in Albton­ eight the opportumt) to participate in fllnities fting family relations, fami- 353-8677. Sutherland R ad (at the comer of [ n­ Road, Allston, 617-782 2029 and Friday. for the month preceding 1) support, parenting. and nurturing cun-ently taking applications for Sum­ glewoodAve ue). 11:30 p.m. - Allston Congregational the e':ent. A~ part of the unique pro­ programs. Registration open for ml.!rWorks 2002. Residents of Boston The main pie of the meeting \ ill Church, 41 Quint Ave .. AJl,ton, 617- gram, the kl~ learn about the sport of oo Participation of parents and other between 14 and 21 who are in need of be the Wate orks development a 254-2920 running, teunwor!. and the world's volunt~~ in the planning and imple­ All-Girls Sports Festival a 'Limmer job are ehcouraged to visir discussion what residents th nk I p.m. - International Community ol~t and ~t p~tigiom, annual mentauoJ process. The Boston Parks and Recreation their local Area Plarming Action would be be for the neighborhOp- bridge St., Brighton, 617-7 3-9090 sored by Ae1idas. tak~ place the Satur­ period. beginning July I. or for year­ Presented from April 16 to 20, the ly 1,000 low-income youth from ment and u planning issues. 2 p.m. - Chapel of the Augustini­ day before the Bo.,ton Marathon on long programs taking place between festival will provide girls 11 to 16 with Bo-,ton's inner-city neighborhoods The eveni g will also include an ans of the Assumption 330 Maril.et Bo) 1,ton Street near the marathon fin­ Jul} I and June 30. 2003. a weeklong schedule of sports. acade­ with summer jobs in a six-week com­ update from MBTA officials reg<1rd- St., Brighton, 617-782 577.t ish line. PJrticipant-; will receive a mic competition, Wellness Work­ bination work and education program, ing work on onwealth Avenue, 2:30 p.m. - Brighton fa-angelical packet of Adidcb giveaways and Still tirhe to sign up shops and group aerobics. The first All SummerWorks participants hold jobs a review of RA's activities in 200 I, pri~ at the Relay Challenge. The Girls Sport-; Festival is sponsored by in health centers, hospitals, day care Congregation Church, 404 Wtbhing­ for youth hoop tourney and election f the Board of Directors. ton St., Brighton, 617 1 ~ cha! lenge c:onsi ts of a series of age John Hancock Financial Services, centers, museums, day camps, Iii There will a membership table for 3 p.m. - Community United group rela) rare... and a highlight of There are still openings in the Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the Schott bnuies, social service agencies, non­ those who ish to renew or join for Methodist Church, 519 Washington the day is Ille Adidas All-Star Relay. North A~erican Youth Sports annual Foundation and the 'Police Activities profit organizations and government the first time St, Brighton, 617-787 I 68 Tv.o members from each club race spring y~uth basketball tournament League in collaboration with Boston agencies. Enrollees also take part in an Those int rested in running for the on :m All-Star team against elite Adi­ which takes place at Boston Univer­ Community Centers, Boston Public education component, which includes da., athlete--. mo-.t of ~horn are U.S. sity from lMa)' 1to5. joh-readiness and skill-building work­ board shout call ABRA Presit ent Learn about playground Schools, Boston Public Health Com- Marien Ev s at 617-783-3920 at 01}~.TheAdida.;.athJetc ~e i tOOmam.111 r.... 11t1re IO differ R _ l T an.I ,\th- " 1CAS prepar1unn. 1. •reer de- your earliest onvenience. The Boston Parb •• nd Recreation a: honor&y team captain~ lhruughout ent brad,t:~. nJmely, litth-antl ,j\th­ lctk: (eott.,.. fcru..ll). LSA Tr... t. .11-.J \ l'k ipmrot C\j"-Th.'OCeS !IJld i, For mo information about the Department will be he 1lding a -...:1.• •lld the da). ottering encouragement and grade boys; fifth- and sixth-grade Field, Boston Ski and Sports Oub, and portunities. meeting an ABRA in gent

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• NEW!! Good SPORTS at Park, .1ges 8-12, 7 / 8 week only • NEW!! Baseball, ages 8-12 • NEW!! LIT. (Leadership-in-Tr,1ining), ages 13-15 • Adventures in Science, ages 9-12 • Girls Science - Ages 9-12, 7 / 22 session '! • junior Einsteins, ages 6-8, 7/ 1 - 7 / 12 session only • Daytrippers, ages 8-10; 11-13 • Nature Adventures, ages 9-10, 7/ 8; 7/ 22 sessions only • PALS Community Service, ages 11-14 • Soccer Doctor, ages 6-18 DELUXE CHECKING ACCOUNT • Extended Day (a.rn. & p.rn.) Call Mary K. Russell, Director of External Programs The Park School, 171 Goddard Ave. , Brookline, MA 02445 .______(617) 277·2456 ext. 302 .. ,, www.parkschool.org Is your checking account really free? Here's pow you can tell· First use your ATM card at other banks' machines and SPRING IS see if you're charged. Test #2: Sign up for lhternet banking APPROACHING! and electronic bill·pay. Pay ALL your bills oriline, then A Reminder from your Neighborhood Realtor®. Remember check for charges. Test #3: Place an order f?r checks and Ro.UY GROUP to check the smoke detectors in your see what it costs. Chances are you've just found the hid- 480 Washington Street home. Replace ba11l·ries and play it (Beside old YMCA) safe. Do so rnda) .ind as always I • den charges in your account. If your bank dils the test, Brighton, MA 02135 appreciate your business and referrals. Tel: 61 7-254-2525 Committed to serving the real come to Brookline Savings, where "free" m'ans "free"- Fax: 61 7-254-9525 estate needs of the p1us interest! Give us a try. vm : 617-746-0848 Allston/Brighton Community Email: [email protected] Norman O'Grady www.normanogrady.com Your Neighborhood When You Think Real Estate, Realtor® Think Norman O'Grady

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Alleged dr nken driver crashes f ce and porch A Bright n resident was recen - 1 ly arrest for allegedly drivin ! under the intl ence of alcohol an 1 crashing into fence and porch in t h~ neighborhood according to a po l il~ report. Officers res nded to 81 Parsor , St. for a car a cident at 2: 10 a.m. r 1 Friday, Marc 15, and saw a gm\ Volkswagen ith a M a~sac hu set s . registration i the front yard. Thev : noticed ex tea ve damage to the fro1 t fence and po h and the car wa<, al' ) damaged in t . front and underca - riage. They then s w the driver. James >. McVeigh, 25, of 7 Anslem Terrac '. Brighton. stan ing ou t~ i de and loo - ing at ihe dam ge. When the lice asked hi m if I e needed medic I attention. he said h s neck hurt. Th y called for an amb 1- lance. As they wa ted. ofticep., notcJ th 11 McVeigh was unsteady anJ wayir g side to side an a~ ked him to \II Ill ti c Underage drinking arrest When ad\ rsed that the infonnat10n pa..senger's s at and wait. \>vh1ch I c he was prO\ 1ding would be 'e1i lied According to a police report. a did. through the regrstl) he admitted to m111or wa' aJTe,IC(I on charge' When a.ske how the acciJcnt 11 ·­ 4 being under 21. tiom in 1981. of untkragt' drinking al .1 loc:al bar on curred, Mc He \\a" a,li.ed 11 the management Sunda\. l\larch 17. know" and checked hi' ID and he said the) did and his eyes ere glassy. accordi1 g At ,;bout 8:30 p.m .. olfo:ers at the not. but was \Cl> ed lood and beer. to the report. Officers also detech J Spoil' Ikpot al 35\ ( .11nbridge )t ohsen ed GrcgOJ) T. Il.11 iis. 20. of 2 The \\ aita \\ho ..,erved him. rv1att the smell of a ·oho! on his hrcath . Gore. from .n )heridan St.. Jamaica Officers be ieved he \vas intoxic; t­ Arl111u1011 )t.. Arlington. c:un in!! .. Pla111. confinned sen ing hrm ticer. ed. McVeigh refu sed a sohriet) ll 't hottl~ 11 Bud Light ~111 1he prem1~'· the report states. and was in fo 1ed that he would ie the report states. Hanis \\a\ placed under arrest on placed under trrest on charges of d i­ I le \\as sitting \\ilh l\\O others. charges of underage drinking and ving while d nk. dri n ~in!! beer. an~d all \\ere a.... li.ed to tali.en to the police 'talion. 1 o ID \Vas He was the transpo11eJ to the p 1- prm ide- some proof of .1ge T\\O of lice station fi booking '"'here he 1:­ them shO\\'ed licenses hich 'ho\\eJ found on hu11. fu sed a Breat aly1er test. that the\ \\ere mer 21 I lanis said he A hcen~ premise v1ola110n \\as 1\­ did 1101 i1,l\·e an ID and hc,itanth tat­ sued to manager Marc Bienduga for ed that he was horn in 1979. accord­ sellmg alcohol to a mmor. according ing to the report. to the report. On Thu :day, March 14, am 111 2 was a ested after allegec I) writing on th walb of a har wit! a marker, acco ding to a police repo t. At about I a.m., police respon d~d to a radio c· I at The Kells on I 1 I Brighton A\ . Officers met Jo 111 Ferry, the ma ager. who reported ti at one of his e ployees had seen st s­ pec! Michael R. Kennedy, 22, of -S4 Fellsmere St , Lynn. writi ng "Mi1k­ ey" with a m rker on the side of 111. ..:k parked outsi e. the report state..... As police ere interviewing w 1t­ ness Shawn Tierney, another e 11- ployee, Kar m Quow. came up to say that he h d seen the suspect .. t ,;­ ging" on th wooden wall pan ·Is around the d ce floor of the bar. As the lig s were turned on insi le. officers saw that there were sen "al area-; around the bar where Kenm d) had used th marker. He was plm ed under arrest. Minor po sessing alcohol rested A Bri• ton man was ;uTes ed 3 on cha ges of underage ak:o 101 possession a a Brighton busmes' on Spnday, M· ·ch 17, at 5:50 p. 11 .. according to a police repo11. While co ducting an inspectior at the Stockyru Restaurant at 135 ~ ,tr­ ket St.. offi rs noticed a man. I. ter identified as Michael J. Allen. 20 of 14 Huntingt n Road, call"ying a ·an o(beer. When ask d to show some prcx of age, Allen ried to escape witl iut showing an ID. Stopped by an 1 tti­ cer, he too out a Massachusett' li­ cense whic showed that he was b 1111 in 1981, the eport states. He was a. ked if he showed thi' ID upon enteri g the licensed prem1,es. and he said e didn't because his -; is­ ter works t re and knows every me and got hi in. He added that he bought a be rat the bar without bt mg asked for a ID. Manager Mark Manning. 1un­ firmed that eth Allen. Allen\ si ,ter. worked the . Allen w · placed under arres on charges of nderage possession < al­ cohol and a<; tali.en to Dist1ic 14 station. A license prem.ise violation wa.; is­ The Internet that moves as fast as you do . . sued to M ming for sell ing ale•l hol to an unde ge person, accord i n~ to Sign up for AT&T Broadband Enjoy the speed and reliability of AT&T Broadband Internet without leaving the report. Internet and get your first home. It's the ready and waiting connection that brings you everything the Free leg I aid for Web has to offer - all at the touch of a button. You'll be able to email seniors vailable The Su olk County Probate and month FREE, and pay onl~ I friends around the world, watch streaming video on CNN, Family Co rt Registry 1-s teami r g up listen to live concert Webcasts, download family videos, or research school with the B ston Bar AssociatiOJ and $9.95 for ~asic Installation. ~ h the Worn n's Bar Foundatio 1 of pro1ects. All at lightning fast speeds and without leaving your home. 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EDITORIAL H using inaction ., • se ves oone ~ ALL GEN£TICAUy he ·onomic downturn hi-; done little to slow the Bay 5tate' real e~­ tate arket. That's good nt·ws for the economy, but bad new for fami­ ' . T lies tmggling to afford a Jlace to live. Massachusetts ~ the highest ENGINEERED fOOD housing cost in the country, a fact or likely to hamper the state's economic re­ covery. 'Cost<; are igher because of a lat k of supply. New subdivisions blooming in IS ON SAL.E. JUST the 495 Con "clor belie a statewide trend: Massachusetts ranks 46th out of 50 states in per apita building pennil' for housing. Multifami ly hoU'.mg cort,truc­ tion. critical r senior citizens, young families and the recent colkge graduates the econom) needs. dropped 70 pe cent in the 1990s. THINK OFANV In the face fthis gathering cris i ~ the state Legislature has been characten"11- dlly di\ ided Differences between he House and Senate ha<; created an im~ se MUTAGEN IC sil'nilar to las year\ budget debaclt. The differ nces c~nter on Chaptl r 40B, the anti-snob zoning law many m; 67 cities and tow rt\ from ib. ~AS AN ADDEO provisions. c Senate's bill, responding to pleas from housing a1hoca~. has voted to kee Chapter 408 intact. That stalen ate is holding up the C> mnibus Housing Bill, in the process tailing 1foitf1 BONUS. legislation th t provides an alternative to Chapter40B. The inclu'llOnar) /£ming prO\,ision wo rid allow cities and tc wns to require housing developers to make ~ 10 percent o the units in new subdivisions affordable. lnclusion,11) zoning of- j ~ ters the pro1 ise of new affordabl · housing in scattered l oca t mn~ in-.teaJ of 1 mega-project . without bypassing local planning boards. ~ A $508 mi lion housing bond bi I is also being held hostage to the Chapter 1 40B debate. oth house.\ support t"1e bill, which provides funds to rehabilitate j •I hundn.>ds of 1blic housing uniL'i. e•pecially in urban areas. 1 House and Senate leaders must t reak the logjam. New rules put in place by j the Swifl Adi iinistration have alre. dy given communities more le\'erage "'1th dt developers\.., elding Chapter 40B. P, more equitable means of counung progre-.-. toward the s te 's goal of I 0 perce 1t affordable housing can be 1100 to proce­ dures for loc ing in the affordabihty of units now housing moderate-income families. Inaction on housing serves no om·. The Legislature must get thc'.'>e bilb to the governor's d ·k thi ~ spring. Se ·ors at risk LETTERS l Vote Friedman dollar it ll.'Cei\e to fix tnaJor ht~h­ fter ome \Cl) hard lesso 1s over the year., safeguards ha' e lx>en ~t i 1 o the editor: w } and street in Bo ~on? S me Tell us what ,_ tlliilld ,t·c;.;h urc; 'till deplorable \\Ith pot­ into place to protect one c f the most vulnerable segment-. of oorsod- l rd like to e\prt;s m) strongest We want to hear from you. Letten. or guest hole\ Boston 1s rated a~ one of the ety children. l support for Dave Friedman. candi­ nfilll[l!~l columrt<; should be typewritten and <;igned: a To bobter mmon sense and de ·ency, there are state laws that make people l date for state representative from \\ON pot~oled urban cities. Accordihg to the Road Informa­ daytime phone number is required for verifica­ who work w· children responsib e for reporting suspected child abu~. and l the 18th Suffolk D1stnct and to tion, those laws a strengthened when laws in the system are disco,ered. for in- ~ urge m) fellow voters from the tion Program. 57 percent of roads in BtNon \V~re in poor condition and Or call our reader call-in line at (781) 433-8329. stance, the s!L e Legislature is now adding priesl'i to the list of profe..,mnab - ~ All ston-Brighton area to get be­ By mail: The TAB Community Newspapers, which includ · teachers and physic.ans-who are obligated to report suspected l hind him as well. another 2~ percent in mediocre con­ Letten; to the Editor, l~O . Box 911 2, Needham, MA child abuse. ~ Friedman is clearly the type of d111on. So Isay, say no to any tax in­ crease con ing from the city. 02492. By fax: (78 1) ·tB-8202. By e-mail: allston­ Similar law · exist for another larg.! segment ofour society, som~ of v.hom are l leader who will protect the inter­ [email protected]. just as vulnet ble as children - th,e elderly- but the topic gets little recognic~on ~ ests of his di!.trict while pushing Althea Garrison and the laws ue ofien ignored, leaving at risk thousands who live in mm.mg 1 progressi\e policies, such a., Clean Boston homes, crippl d physically and/or emotionally by age and no longer able to care l Elections and uni\ersal health-care forthe1melve in lheirown homes. l coverage, to impro\e the common- MCAS Help is out there In the Uni d States, about 1.6 million Americans live in approxunately l wealth. To the ed1tbr: Speak out! 18.(XX> licen d elder care fac ilities. Some of those residents are ph) icall) and ! It i. a rare opportunity to have a This spring. a second class of A special feature of The Allston-Brighton TAB is a call-in telephone line. The line is sexually abu d and some die as a rt suit of that abuse. . j candidate with such a remarkable I 0th-graders \V ill \it down to the designed to connect the newspaper with its readers, with an easy Sen. John aux (D-LA) says tht re is a lack of coordination between nursing 1 record of achievement at all leveb Massachu~eth Comprehensive As­ way to pass along news tips, contribute to the editorial pages and I~ homes and la enforcement and tha some abuse goes unreported j of government. and I strongly urge ses\ment System tests knowing let us know what you think of our pertormance. A call to 781-433- • Nursing ho e administrators hm .! a responsibi lity to see that the employee:, l the voters of Allston-Brighton to the) mu\t pass the English and they hire treat atients with care and espect, and they should be san<.:tioned "'hen j eize it. mathematics tesl\ to graduate. We 8329 will give access to our voice mail system. Callers are invited to they fail in th· responsibility. Abuse should never be tolerated, regard!~ of the l Cariann G. Harsh would like to take this opportunity leave a brief message. Messages can be anonymous. and callers who do staffing and fi ancial problems nurs ng homes face today. j Allston to share :-,ome information with not want their comments published are asked to make that clear. Though nu , ing home administr. tors in Massachusetts have taken , te{>ll to 1 parent-. and students across the Callers who leave messages for publication are asked to leave , /~ curtail abuse, n additional level of protection would be the threat of 'tate "111C- ! 'No' to meals tax common\vealth to help prepare a name and phone number in case we have .; '~ lions. ~ h d. them for these exams. a question about the comment. ~ ',,I ' The Senate study indicates that ti e number of elderly who are abused i in- l 11o l e e itor: . . The pres-.ure of the upcoming All Items IJ1a1 are pub· .., .., V crea<;ing rapid y-up as much as 20 percentbetween 1999 and 2000. Breaux has 1 Say no, to M~yor Men mos exams mlty already be causing I) lished in the next ~~ ~ •• , " ~ suggestions t address the problem: States should better train law enforcement j percent meal tax increase: . some anxlet; in both the students 6 officials to de I with nursing homt abuse, and require that all nursmg home 1 C~n~ to restaurateur ., back1.ng week's edition will be G' salaries. If the cit) nece-.-.af) to recei' e a high school 1 of Bo~ton need more revenue. let diploma. Want to be a columnist? the mayor make some deep cuts in l The MCAS exams are a vital l hi admini trative staff. In addition. Want to be a guest columnist for the Allston-Brighton TAB or even part of the ongoing statewide effort ! let him eliminate hi public relations just write one piece on a particular neighborhood issue? The TAB to improvj! education for all stu­ 254 econd Ave., P.O. Box 91 12, Needham, MA 02494 617/254-7530 ! bureau and eliminate duplication of welcomes submi ssions from residents. There is no pay for columns, dents in ~assachusetts . Most stu­ 1 sef\ices. EDITOR - WAYNE BRAVERMAN, (78 1) 433-8365 dents pas~ the I 0th grade MCAS but the satisfaction of expressing your ideas to the community is un ­ .VBRA [email protected] ! This I percent increase in meal on their first try. Last ~prin g, beatable. Call 78 1-433-8365 or e- mail all ston-brighton@c nc,com...... ,...... ,, .. ,..... ,.. iiii;o'R°T.ER°' =' \lioi:Yi ..cu ·ti·.:\·: ·68. i ")'433.~s·313 1 taxe is bad on the economy and among 1Ojh -graders who took the ! abo bad for small famil; restau- \[email protected] test. 82 percent passed English and ...... ,.,, ... "E, ·i·:r<>R.IN'ciilE°F··=·GREG ..R:E' isM-,;;:N:,<7s.i">.. 43"3:·x,,4s ...... 1 ranl!i. This mayor is spending tax­ 75 perce~t passed mathematics. are tailorjng Student Success tanl'c of the exa m; and talking :[email protected] j payers' money like a drunken sailor Thousand~ more students passed Plans to individual learning with their children's teachers 1 who has a large appetite for spend­ ... ,... «:ilF:A:" "ivf:""i>IRECTO°R'·=· )oNNA ..HANDEL ·:·68'i")"433·:!!370 the exams on their second try in needs ; and ex tra help is avai lable about what else can be done at ...... - ...... -. j ing mone). It's time to hold this HOTO EDITOR - )AVID DEL POIO, (78 1) 433-8391 December when the first MCAS online and through personal in­ home . 1 ma)or accountable to us ta>.payers struction during and after sc hool. And fina lly. it's important to ADVERTI ING DIRECTOR - ~ R I S wAR REN, (781) 433-83 13 j who have to work for a It\ ing and retest \vas offered. We congratulate ...... -. the.,e -.tudents for their hard work on Saturdays and over the sum­ keep these tests in perspecti ve. SALES R RESENTATIVE - HARRIET STEINBERG, (781) 433-7 65 l pay his salary. and achie\'ement. For those who mer. While the MCAS is an important ··········RE~ i· ES·T~l:E·f;~l~f:s·· :::::_· ~·~R·K·R:··M~CRE.LL·i:·(78 i")·4·l3-sio:i.... ! I don't see any superb manage- For parents, there is a statewide ...... ,...... ,...... ,...... ,...... ·-...... 1 ment skills coming from the city in have not yet passed. be assured mea-.ure of what each child that we arll committed to your ulti­ hotline, l-866-MCAS220. for should be learning, it is just one ~.~.?.~~ '.~:~~.~.~~ ~~~~?.~.~, :::-,.~~~~.~~~.,?..?.~.~~ ~.'.. ~?~.~.~. 433 -67 84 l managing ih resources effectively ...... mate success. With the help of support and information. And for part of his or her public school G NF.RAC E-MAIL - \ LLSTON-BRIGHTON @CNC'.COM 1and efficiently. What's the city teachers and parents, we are confi­ both parents and, their children, experience. PORTS E-MAIL - \Ll.STON-BRIGHTON.SPORTSCNC.CO...... M Home the I0th g ade English and mathe­ and mathematics questions. compete and succeed. At this crit­ ...... CNC Dfl"OR IN CHIEF...... -...... } ~EVIN...... R...... CONVEY, KCONVEY(a...... o;c.~1 _...... matics MGAS, there are many op­ We encourage parents to take ical time, we all stand together in an acti ve role in preparing their partnership on behalf of each and GENERAL TE.EPHONENUMB ERS sweet tion s. Student~ have four more oppor­ children for this spring's exam. every one of our students. Sales Fax ND.- (781) 433-8201 This can be done by look ing over Editorial Fax ND . ~ (781) 433-8202 tunities to take the tests and pass Jane Swift Arts/Calendar Fax ND. - (781) 433-8203 before the ~nd of their senior year; practice exa,ms as a family ; be­ Acting governor ,; home an appea l ~ process is in place for coming fami li ar with the test's James Peyser Copyrighl 2002 Community Newspaper Co those who do not test well , but can expectations; urgi ng their chil ­ Board of Edu ca ti~n chairman Inc. All rights reserved. Reptoduction by prove the~ have met the state's dren to work on practice MCAS David P. Driscoll any means without permission prohibited, www.townonllne.com/ allstonbrighton standards an other ways; schools questions; di sc ussing the impor- Commissioner of Education - - w'ww.town line.com/allstonbrighton Friday, March 22, 2002 . Allston-Brighton TAB, page 9 PERSPECTIVE Gr at scientist, flawed man POLITICAL 41\i oTES Jarrett Barrios wins ings on methods to deal with the implement Cambridge's land­ efore the world-famous sc en­ is better than most book ." Be- new drug abuse threats from Ecsta­ mark responsible employer ordi­ tist t k the stage to speak. the But it comes as a shock to sides, he ·ays \.\-i th a snort, (refer­ labor endorsements sy and OxyContin and he secured nance, which guarantees a living B92-y ar-old woman sitting in realize how flawed a man ring to his friends and associates State l{ep. Jarrett Barrios has re­ passage of legislation aimed at wage fo r public and contracted front of me hared with me her ev 1lu­ among the scienti ts): "I could ceived t ~e endorsements of sev­ curbing binge drinking among col­ employees, and his years-old ation of hi as a person: "He has can be who has achieved have \.\- aited till they were all dead, eral key! uni ons because of hi s lege students and reducing speed support for city workers, includ­ including me." never grow up, he will never g"ow something great. And I am record ¥ a "real leader" in the limits in residential neighbor­ ing po lice officers, firefighters up." Slapping back at Bernadine legislature who fi ghts for the hoods. and public school teachers. surprised by how little Healy, the person who fi red him working fa milies of Massachu­ One of his first acts as chairman Gall ucc io said he is proud of fro m his job as head of the Human setts. of the Committee on Public Safety his leadership in public health wisdom he has gained Genome Project. he observes: "It's ''Jarreit Barrios is a real leader was to condemn the planned clos­ and housing. As a city councillor after almost eight decades very dangerous to have power and when it !omes to the concerns of ing of three minimum security he worked to establish the public exercise it in the absence of 1 workin g fa milies. He has a state prisons by acting Gov. Jane health network that now serves of life. knowledge." proven t ack record of real solu­ Swift and to conyene hearings on Cambridge, Somerville and - Asked about cloni ng. Watson re­ tions foi1 all workers. In this ki nd how the displ acement of hundreds Everett. He al so led efforts that sponds: 'Tm too old to be interest- of eco n ~my, we need a State Sen­ of prisoners will affect the prisons, have resulted in Cambridge pro­ She spe ks fro m experience, , ed." But then he goe on to discuss ator tha has the kind of ex peri­ courts, police, and ~ blic safety in vid ing greater support for afford­ having kn wn James Watson for As the nonagenarian quoted earii- the question. His main take on the ence th t produces results, not Boston. able housing than any city in the several dee des. And in the course er says of her longtime fri end: issue is its feasibili ty. not ethics. "I political rhetoric," said Bobby Honan is a graduate of Boston country. of his talk, came to see fo r my-;elf "He's arrogant - he doe n't care have no moral qualms about it," he O'Too l ~ business manager for College and the New England "I will remain focused on the what she ans. what people think." ays. "Most people want some- Pipefitt s Local 537. "Rep. Bar­ School of Law. While serving basic needs of working people. I When on y 24 years old, Wat ~ on , The talk itself wa filled with thing new." rios is a erfec t fi t." under former Suffolk County Dis­ have spent my career seeking to working th Francis Crick, Jis­ mumbling, difficult-to-hear anec- Reflecting on this encounter For B~ rri os, supporting labor trict Attorney Ralph Martin, Honan improve public education, ex­ c(>vered th structure of DNA (de­ dotes, gri maces, and head- with a man already ranked hi oh in ~n i o_n s i not about pol_itics - it's managed more than 14,500 crimi­ pand health care coverage, create o)<.yribonu eic acid), the basic ge­ scratchings by this speaker. Al- the history of science, I feel a ~ i x­ m hi s b ood. The Barrios fa mil y nal prosecutions, supervised eight affordable housing and improve n~ti c mate al from which all li1e is most every sentence was ture of reactions. l share almost has deep roots in organized labor. assistant district attorneys and employment and training oppor­ fqrmed. F r thi s great scientific punctuated with Watson laughing everyone s appreciation of what His graJ'\(lfather was a labor orga­ oversaw prosecutions in the busiest tunities. As chair of the Cam­ f~at , he rec ived the Nobel Prizl! in at hi s own wit, with much wheez- he accompli hed early in life. nizer, arld his grandmother was a district court in New England. bridge school committee, I made 1 ~62 . ing and snorting. Some audience After all , a hi s colleague Walter union s~ p steward. The son of a Honan served as prosecutor and public education in our commu­ James tson is 73 now, an age members found it entertaining but Gilbert said introduc inoe him ' carpente Barrios frequently worked supervisor in Roxbury District nity the number one priority, and I know so ethi ng about, ha\ ing a person without his reputation "From this di covery flowed all of with his father at construction sites Court and Dorchester District I look fo rward to bringing that a~t a in e d it myself. He has 1ust would surely have had many walk modern biology." as a chi I . Court . He prosecuted more than 50 same passion fo r education to the published a new book "Ge 1es, out on him during the 40-minutes But it comes as a shock to real- In recJ nition of Barrios's lead­ organi zed crime, white collar and State Senate." Girl s, and amow," a volume hat of rambling. ize how flawed a man can be who ers hip ~ working fa milies, a broad gang-related crimes in superior Galluccio said he would seek seems just as frivolous as its t tie. He did offer a few noteworthy has achieved somethi no oreat. And range of uilding trade unions have court. Honan also was the longest­ creative new ways to address the It does no seem destined to be­ reflections about hi pioneering I am surpri sed by ho\~ little wis­ endorse his Senate campaign, in­ tenu red member of the Homicide affordable housing pressures fac­ come a cl ssic the way his "The work. "In science, il pays to talk dom he has gained after almost cluding:tPipefitters Local 537, Response Unit and investigated ing the di strict including a focus Double H li x" did soon aft er it to your competitors," he advised, eight decades of life. Roofers and Waterproofers Local more than 150 homicides in the on home-ownership programs. was first ublished in 1968 In something he and Francis Crick Of course. al l of us elders have 33, Bric layers Local 3, and Car- District Attorney's Offi ce. f~ct , some rev iewers are already did much of, to their great benefit. learned that a person may have a penters al 40. badmouthi g the new book. Putt ing it facetiously. he added: great impact on the world without Restaurant ow .. ers join ;To prep re for the talk, I re1ead "You don't want to kill your com- being especially virtuous. We know Galluccio, Democrat Menino in supPort "The Dou le Heli x" and fou nd it petitors - you' ll have no one to that people can demonstrate soar­ Hona~ named public for State Senate a~so rbin g ut less charm ing than talk to." ing intell gence and yet be flawed of meals tax safety chairman Cambridge City Councilor An­ i t ~ reput ion would indicate. Speaking about old group pho- in character. And almost everyone Local restaurant owners stood City Brian J. Honan has thony Galluccio has announced his d,ontinual gossip about the au­ tos of scientists, Wat on observed has discovered how a person who ~unc il or with Mayor Thomas M. Menino that "the best people were in the can think clearly. even brilliantly. been na111ed chairman of the coun­ candidacy for the Middlesex-S uf­ March 13 at Faneuil Hall Market­ t~ or 's coll agues and hi s self ab­ cil's Coipmittee on Public Safety, a fo lk-Essex State Senate seat cur­ s9rption Ii it its pleasures fo1 me front row." From thi , he advised can fail utterly as a speaker. place Rotunda in support of a I post refl~c t i n g his years of service rentl y held by Senate President b(lt the sc· ntific quest retain , its the young people in the audience: And yet naively I continue to percent meals tax. Men in o, facing "If you want to be a ,cienti t, sit in cherish mv illusion that achievino as a p{osecutor in the Suffolk Tom Birmingham. a budget shortfa ll of $50 to $JOO pvwer. County District Attorney's offi ce. The fi ve-term city counci ll or :Among uch else, the book will the fro nt row." di tinction' in a field of know l edg~ mi llion, has proposed the mea­ To the question of. what he or activil) bring with it great stature 'This is a job where my priori­ and former Cambridge mayor de­ sure with the hopes of raising an b¢ reme bered for such Wat­ ties as a city councilor and my ex­ li vered a speech on Jan. 24, be­ SQnisms a : "One could not he a thought about most of the time in as a human being. It shakes me additional $15 million in rev­ peri e nc~ as a prosecutor come to­ fo re . a crowded gathering of s~ cces sfu l scienti st without re; liz­ the period after his great di cov- every time I recognize the fa lsity of enue. ery, hi s succinct answer was: this view as I did once more when I gether," Honan said. "There is no union members at Ironworkers Menino and restaurant owners i!lg that, i contrast to the popular issue mpre important to Boston's Hall , Local 7, in South Boston. conceptio supported by new-;pa­ "Girls." In part, that happened be- heard the learned scien ti~t. 1 wiII lobby the Legislature fo r the cause "after a month or two, I was resident , to the mayor. and to the Galluccio said he chose the meet­ passage of the tax, which the pers and others of scientists, a council than safe streets in every ing of the Boston Building goodly n mber of scientists are bored with the double heli,." Richan/ Griffin ofCambridge is a mayor unveiled recently during About hi s latest book, he takes regularly fea t11red col11m11ist i11 neighborhood." Trades to officially announce hi s his speech to the Boston Munici­ not onl y n rrow-minded and dull, The Allston-Brighton councilor candidacy because of hi s long­ but al so ju t stupid." issue with his critic . "The book Commun ry Newspaper Company pal Research Bureau. The meals has pusled hard for public safety standing relationship with orga­ Last we k's talk revealed Wat­ is beneath me," they say. But, he publications. Ht• ca11 reached bv e­ tax proposal is just one way replies, "The book b me." Taking mail at rbgrijj/[email protected] o~ br protecti ns during his six years on nized labor. Menino has pledged to close the son as sti I self-i ndu lgent. ft vo­ the cou cil. Honan convened hear- Galluccio stressed his work to lous, opi ionated and scattt red. the offensive, he add . 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Free conve tional meet from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, Additionally, the Web site comes first Monda of each month in its English cla s offered Wednesdays, and Thursda~~· with the AltrueSite content manage­ Brighton o ce. 310 Allston St. The ~ t Those interested should ~ome to an ment y tern so the organization can meeting wil take place from noon , A free Con ersational English infonnation session scheduled for easily update and change infonnation to I :30 p.m. The open house is an Class will take place from 6:30 to Monday, April I, at 7:30 p in. at Jack­ at any time. The free Web sites are opportunity~for patients, fami lies, 8;JO p.m. on ursdays, sponsored son-Mann Community C\'nter. Call available only to 50 I (c)(3) nonprofits friends, heal h care professionals or by, the Boston C liege Neighborhood Julie at 617-782-3886 for more infor­ in the Bo ton-metropolitan area. those seekin a volunteer activity to 4nter, 287 Wi stem Ave., Allston. mation. For more infonnation. visit http:// meet with embers of the hospice F~r more info ation, call 617-783- www.altrue.net/altruesite/techfoun­ team. Q~, ext. 246. dation/signup.php. Caritas G od Samaritan Hospice Free Web sites for local TechFoundation. a Cambridge­ is an agenc of Caritas Christi, a nonprofit organizations based nonprofit organization, delivers Catholic He Ith Care System of the Recruits so ght for technology. expertise and capital to Archdiocese of Boston. serving Free Web sites are available to neighborho d program help nonprofit organizations harness people of a faiths. Hospice pro­ nonprofits in Allston-Bn!!hton and the power of infonnation technology 1'1rhe Allston Brighton Healthy vides palliat e care to patients and other Boston-area cities. The Tech­ to, serve humanity. Al true pro\ ides Soston Coalitio is recruiting 20 A-B their famili s in their homes or Foundation-Altrue Grant Program low-cost professional Web sites for nursing ho es through a team of rl!$idents for th Leadership to Im­ announces awards to enable 100 free nonprofits. prbve Neighbo hOOd Communica­ registered n rses, social workers, professional Web sites ,1 well ~ spiritual cou selors, volunteers. and tion and Service program which will hosting services for nonprofi~ to bet­ , begin in May. home health ides. Hospice is com­ ter serve their local communit). Caritas Hospice mitted to p \ iding excellence in People who e high intennediate The recipients of the gnant receive care. comp ssion and dignity of English speake and have a strong sponsors open house a free Web site and hostillg through life. interest in co munity organizing the end of January 2003 and domain Caritas Good Samaritan Hospice, For more infonnation. call Gail be selected to participate in the will name registration or transfers for with o ffice~ in Brighton and Nor­ Campbell o Judy Diamond in the etght-month pr gram. Classes will $25. wood. hold an open house on the Brighton o ce at 617-566-6242. "I lost 1OS pounds bands like Reel Big foh and Squirrel off a<; serious a'i he would like. so he I"* ut Zippers earned MTV- tyle . fan­ takes the ti to point out that the in 12 mont hs. ... _ Lisa Fenstermacher ~.&. y? 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ByEdSymkus has a complete!} different perception of Damon In addressing this. he starts chewing so loudly, * * * * * MANNIE~ - . JACKSON.:;:-,._ PR ESENTS * * * * * SENIOR ST Aff Y<1llTER and Afflcd: than he had before getting involved he drowns ou1 the -.ound of traffic outside his hotel Tl£ 111111&1 he lot of the new film ")tolen Summer" with thi '> room - and realizes it. - young Catholic boy gets chummy "I thought of them as l\\.O great-loolJng guys ··soil} about the ice." he says with a laugh. HARLEM T wit a mortally ill young Jewish boy and who got lu ky and made it big," he say . "And I "What I couldn "t get over wa-, how much the adult * tries to con ert him to Catholicism in order to thought, unfortunate!} I can't pull off the good­ actol"> IO\ed d1rect1on . rm thinking. "OK, rm a is not the stuff of y )Ur usual Holly­ looking p;ut. but I'd love to be lucky like them. contest wmner. Everyone knows I'm a contest win­ GLOBETROTTERS ut the story of how the fi lm came into Then I rcahLed. after meeting them, they're just ner. And these actol"> are so professional and so being as li ke my hudd1e that I gre"- up with in high school. good. All I know is the script. I'll tell them every­ o~\ * t hronicled on These two gu) made it big, but they didn't forget thing I kno\\.' And the~ loved it. They talked about the HBO docu­ where they came from. They didn't ha1·e to do the charactel"> and what they were trying to accom­ Xe· mentary seri s "Project Greenligh " - sure is. Green light. They thought, there'. gotta be a "'ay to plish. So with them it wa" a lot of conversation, not The brain hild of former Camb idge actor-writ­ give back. There\ gotta be something else other a lot of pointers. Back and forth the whole time. ers Matt Da on and Ben Aftleci.. Project Green­ than d1e '>"tern 1 ·e went through. So the) came up "With the kids, it was that I had to make them Untorgena/Jle! light was a c ntest for screenwriters: Send in your with ProJCCt Greenlight. rm really impressed with comfortable in the environment," he adds. "Make script. If we ick it a~ the best on .:, Miramax will them. I thmk the) really had a v1 ion for thi , and I them forget they've ~t these lines memorized. give you a Il ion dollars to direct it. think they 'e got a bigger 'i ion for it" and jw.t talk like two 8-year-olds; forget the fact M\\i11s! Bottom Ii e - Close to I 0,()()( contestants ap­ Jones h ,n·t )et done man) inteniew . so he"s a that they've got booms and cameras and 100 peo­ plied, and C icago insurance sale ,man and closet bit nervou-.. He continual!) takes ip:, of hi <,Oda, ple \\atching them. So ii was more coaching and screenwriter ete Jones won. The1 he was thro\\n then packs his mouth \\ ith ice and _taft5 noi ily encouragement. and with the adult actors 11 \\as fi­ headfirst int the filmmaking proc ..:ss. chewing on it. nesse.'· "When I~ und out I'd won, I di Jn't have any of "I wa'in"t "'OIT)ing about the film \\hile I was So Jones \\rote and directed the film. for \i,.hich the elation I ought I would havt ," says Jones, a making it," he sa) . ·faery day was OK. I thought, he \\as paid the minimum writer and director fee. chunky, rou -faced, jovial Felio'.'. "Right away I 'We accompli-..hed - or didn't - what I wanted, But he wasn't in on how to sell it. was thinking 'OK, what did I tell . ou guys I could and now l\e gotta do it all over again tomorrow, "I had some meeting with the Miramax market­ ~ do? Because I might have oversol I myself here.' I and I've goua leave the baggage of today in the ing people and I said. · ood luck to ya. I think I did ~ 0 FleetCenter never had a oment of real celeb1 ation, because I hotel room, and do a bener job.' What comes with my job and made a dee nt movie. now it's your job just told thes people that I can do this. Now I gotta experience b confidence. I tarted feeling good to try and figure out wh it's for. ' I wasn't sure how sundav, March 24, 3:00pm do it, and f' not quite sure what t >do. I wouldn't about my..elf." you market people to et into the seats. I'm still ticketmaster say it was ne e-wracking, but I w 1s anx ious." But as a first-lime director, he was saddled with not. Fortunately or un rtunately. the drama from Now, with the film done, and r..:ady to open in directing young IJcb as well as establi hed actors the HBO show is what ill get people in the seats." • 0•"AG ER ro FleetCenter Box Office, "3>. w N YOTA ,.,~ four cities th s week - Los Angt les, New York, such m; Aidan Quinn. Kevin Pollock and Brian "Stolen Summer" opens 011 March 22 at the \JV AGllFH V0US•AGfJf •f WWW.ticketmaster.C0ffi, Chicago an Boston - he's als > thankful, and Dennehy. Kendall Square and lof!1rs Boston Common. or call 617-931-2000. * Marshalls Grou•s of 20 er more: Vish store II savt 111 ucaets. 1&m &24-tB05. ! s·nger-songwriter season

''New No -Fiction" (Susan Werner Records) :s usan erner still fits comfortably under the umbrell a of .,inger-song­ : write , as is evidenced in the winy (and serious) "Misery & Happi­ ness" and he country-tinged "Barbed Wire Boys." But this '>mger-song­ ~1. PA11;1C1i:'S lltw writer can also rock out. The g 1arly "All of the Above" proves that. But SPECIAL! wait. Wan a gospel tent-type tt ne about loneliness? Reach for the heart- tugging "Yellow House." And then "'"'... ~, ·-<''~'-..~~- s:1 td10 ·11(:1(1 ·1 s there's Werner's bent for comedy. BALCONY & FRONT MEU standing tal l in the anti-SU\/ -.ong "Big Car," and er anempt at calmirg the world down for a moment in ··Epi­ logue: Ma I Suggest." Or forget genres and topics. The gem here is the smartly w ·nen, superbly sung· (It's ok to) Feel Good." In an album with ty fl avors, only her c >ver of Fred Neil's "Everybod) \ Talking" sty. UJ Snnkus Susan mer plays at Club f assim in Cambridge on Man·h 22 & 23.

"Shadow " (LoveBang) ere' a guy who likes to play with his voice, which can be po"'erful and H gru in one song, then sho >t up to a smooth falsetto in the next. Barren is a simpl picker and strummer, but his band cooks along nicel). and i pushed up anothe~ notch when Casey Driessen takes a violin solo or 1itlb Vollmer g a few bars on the de bro. Lyric-wise, there's no doubt about Bar­ rett's thou ts in the happy, hopeful, bawdy "Diamond Eyed One." But you to believe Ryan i an American - born and bred. But everything about the have to wo der if the fellow in "A Love Like This" is telling the truth or u:;ing album is as Irish as can be. a good co -on line. Only one sc ng here - "Columbia Street" - ~ Jll'1 too -&JSymkus dreary, an the instrumental 'The Sensitive Cowboy Rag" never ignites. But Cathie Ryan plays at the Museum ofOur Nati01ral Heritage in Lexing­ "Salem er" sure is one pretty closer. ton on March 22. UJSwzkus Daniel arrett is in residency every Wednesday evening in March at the Ten)' Kitchen Kendall C ~ in Cambridge. "Right Now" (Urban Campfire) t takes a while to get past what initially sounds I ea blandness running an I through these softly sung original folky songs. nd there are some high "Somewh re Along the Road'' (Shanachie) notes that aren't quite reached and a couple of re ly forced rhymes. But ~e.v. ice is rich and full, w th a hint of.a quiver and a sadneS!> to it. Or \\-hen it does kick in, this is a pleasure, from the nexpected subjects of "Billy" (confused sexual identity) and "Today I'm onna Laugh" (surviv- T 1s 1t J y? Ryan actually m;.kes the voice work equally well whether 1 singing a ut the lover she's oft to join or the slow demise of the popula­ ing a tornado), to Kitchen 's gutsy move of going a cappella on "Bonny tion of ad med island. And that's just on the first two tracks 111 this gentle Lights of Cavendish." A few of the song go on t long, but there can be and lively ollection of contemporary and traditional Irish folk song , a no complaints about an album that features both e wonderfully quirky, few of the written or co-writtt n by Ryan. Surrounded by a terrific band anti-Di ney "Tomorrowland" and the funny and very warped "Go to with gui and fiddle, whistle and accordion, and with a bit of b~gue hin­ Dreamland Little Dreamer." ing throug (the pretty "Cailin Deas Cruite no mBo"), it's somellmes hard - UJ Sy mkus

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"A SCARY, EXHILARATING BR U N0 Y AT l Hf M·OVI f ~ ·THRILL RIDE'!'' ··············· ··················~·~~········· ANT HONY C. FERRAHE, CINESCAPE MAGAZINE •. Wan ed: role reversal .~ Showtime (C+) ow original! Eddie Murphy playing a reclusive, no-nonsense cop. uninterest- ' H eel in TV stardom in some trumped-up "reality'' show. and Robert De Niro as a sassy,, pu h), in-evel)body's-face wannabe TV hunk but , now just a O\.\-le\el and not very effective cop. Golly, what a fun flick. Oops. wrong movie. I'm thinking of the one I wish this NOW PLAYING were rather than the one it is. ~~s .a=~~o •=mMs .~HbV.S .~ with Murphy doing the per 175 TRtM0HT ST. ITL 111 CXIT lil FRESH 110 'ID rlAIA ltTE. 139, OOT IOA 00 RTE 24 AT ,_....,. tQ. lf'l ft (IOO) sss-rru (711)ft9-9tOO (IOO) SS' TW (711) 963-5600 , .. ~rm sona he's been massagin GOtEW ('tol[IM. SHOWCASE CIHIMAS LO£W'S 1· w•s SHOWCASE CIHEMAS ~ ~ *IDMAY CINEMA 3 •CllCU *UIUTY 11tll IM11 •R£Vlll( •~ since the Ice Age ("Bever! IOI DOOtCUHE cu:vtwC>CIJKll tOOIHDf tHDf:Jl(f'WAY IT[ C1 &SOUIREM> im •mnan.. (617) 4t4'-6t66 (6t7) 566-4040 (800) SS ' Ull (711) 986-1660 (111 fll.UJI Hills Cop," "48 Hours" an GOCEIW OHEMA SHOWCASE CIHEMAS L()[W'Sl EATRES *'RAIHTRll10 •D£DHAM *NAllCK *C##irh!f# s:e •ffi§ . ~ .. By David Brudnoy kindred spin-offs) and D OfffOllHll>.. an:.11 1u ITE.90 r lll l71118 SHOffllt , WORlD I NO MS.SES°" CM5(()IMT CCUOHS ACCUTID f'OI T't5 ...-en I Niro doing what has becom (111) 841.tO)O (18t)J96.49SS'"'""' (I00}5.5'-Illl Film Critic his retirement routine. n longer the fearsome fellov. but instead a rumpled proto-Columbo. Not bad, al thing ' con 1dered - mainly considering how au diences' comfort level with a performance is posi rtvel} correlated to how familiar the performanc is to others by him. But how much more involvin and challenging. for actors and audienc~s alike, i some wiz had mustered the smarts to get these tal ented but increasingly resting-on-their-laurels ac De Niro and Murphy get to do mugging galore In "Showtlme." tors to stretch and try each other's shtick. A TV producer (Rene Russo). obnoxious to crashes, explosions and vehicle chases to keep the casional performance, like here. fault and v. illing to say anything to get her wa mind from ambling, plus L.A. looking especially Moments in "Showtime," however, give us a persuades the police honchos to make the success inviting, and, voila!, we have a movie. Not much sense of what we're missing. When Murphy ful. morose detective (De Niro) do this show, the of one, but box office gold. stages two clev1:r cons, once to g~t the job, anoth­ finds in the ever-ready and always snappy low Eddie Murphy has either by choice or by er to entice the aforementioned Lazy Boy to spill level cop (\1urphy) an ideal partner - that is t movieland's insistence become not only repeti­ the beans, and De Niro masters alook of con sum-' sa). goad - for the star. Their prey: a blondin tious in his roles but also has gone beyond mere mate disdain and near revulsion at what he, a crime lord with a Hispanic accent. Vargas (Pedr predictability into tedium; his best stuff nowadays straight cop turned into a TV icon, has been made,

Damian). and his goons. engaged in all the usu~ is in a fat suit in 'lhe Nutty Professor" and its se­ to do, we see what these two are capable of. But1 vice~ and also introducing a nev.- monster gu , quel, though his work on "Saturday Night Live" in had they reversed their roles completely we might hitherto only rumored about, to the mean stree the 1980s revealed his extraordinary talent for have had a comic triumph. Ponder De Niro calli ng! for the u ual mayhem. mimicry and in-your-face dead-on comic inspira­ somebody "dog" or Murphy as a lonely cop inept­ Add some human in-jokes. like a gargantuat tion. Like De Niro, who is about to star in 'The ly making ugly pottery as his sole stab at enjoying William Shatner as an acting coach and sleaz Paul Cellucci Story" on HBO - I jest - and who a hobby. Johnnie Cochran as the sleaz} lawyer for Laz takes a back seat to no living actor in the range and Written by Keith Sharon, Alfred Gough, Miles Bo) (Mos Det), one of Vargas' enforcers. myria~ quality of his film work, Murphy phones in the oc- Millar; directed by Tom Dey. Rated PG-13

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••j•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••~•w•••••••••••••~•••••••••••••I . ., Tinkering with a classic E .T. Th e Extra- thing hanging about her kitchen, Elliott's siblings (Drew Barrymore and Robert MacNaughton) do, Terrestrial (A) and become the boy's all ies, even if Gertie (Barry­ ovies are tweaked these days to "e - more) can't wait to spill the secret, not that anyone hance" them or to give us the "di - pays attention. M tor' cut" (the most recent, "A - The fi lm uses our always-alert interest in the I) pse Nov. Redux'') or just to fool us into thinki g possibility of contact with alien beings not to make we\e a brand-new silk purse when it's the e an even half-way serious point about extra-ten-es- 1 old sow's ear. Some digital froufrou has been a trial life - E.T. can do remarkable things but wad- 1 plied to 1982's beloved "E.T.," and some nonsen dies around like a drunken baby penguin, and for too; for instance. officers brandished rifles, n no comprehensible reason is able to use Elliott to , LOCW5 ll!OWCASICIM[MM tlllOWCASICINlHil t5llOllWl:- DAHVDll DEDHAM WOIURM IKltll the) clutch walkie-talkies; Mom then told the ol - transmit his fee lings but not. except rudimentarily, ~ lmTlllO'Wl ITtl'-UUlRl'Vi tlttnOIH5UR..• Ill.OU:•.• IOO-nlm 111-SM-~S JIMJHno ...... est son not to dress like a terrorist on Hallow , to fathom his (our) language - but instead to ' now he says don't dress like a hippie. r don't II focus on the role this surrogate father plays in the i any smokers in 1982' "E.T."' and nobody smo ' child 's life. Elliott's initial terror when first en- 1 now. Did cigarettes vanish with those rifles? Stev n countering the creature turns instantly to pal-ship Spielberg knows. I don't. I don't care. Do you? and then to desire for a mentor, to love as for the "E.T." was faulted then and will be now r absent parent. When I reviewed the film in 1982 I • bemg manipulative. Film critic Dan Kimmel sa s, said that it's a "child's-eye view of The Stranger in ' "you can ee just where Spielberg is pulling t e our midst," "an escape hatch from the travails of 1 string " and critic James Verniere says Spiel 0 the day." I sec it now, on my first viewing in 17 wants to have both death and resurrection, a d years, as much more a yearning for someone to that's unfair. With due re pect to my colleag e count on. pals, so what? The story is intended as a para le Spielberg's 1977 "Close Encounters of the about the craving of a youngster, and to a sligh y Third Kind" centered on alien contact, but "E.T," l~r extent of his younger sister and older bro - his inexpensively made ($10 mi llion) film that he • er, for some connection as they confront the se a­ expected to have a minimal success, if that, only ration of their parents. As the little boy says, w th indifferently 1-eferences that aspect. If audiences rueful "knowingness. dad's in Mexico with his g !­ now will forget that Thomas' and Wallace's ca­ friend. The yearning child saga is Spielberg's reers have hovered in mid-level, MacNaughton cialty, and beyond Spielberg it is classic: the r­ has left show business, Barrymore's career has phan or near-orphan making his way in a soared into unexpected territory, and the only other important adult actor, Peter Coyote, has treacherous world. j The shy little alien checks out his new earthly Softened. Americanized, sanitized. the ro oh surroundings. lately succumbed to paranoia and silliness, they edges rounded and the danger replaced by won r­ might see it with somethi ng akin to the wonder­ ment and needfulness. "E.T." is the adventure ri­ ment we greeted it with in a more innocent time. maril) of Elliott (Henry Thomas, in his sec nd cles, astounding the kids and managing to jeny­ The film holds up beautifully, political cocka­ screen role). a kind of Malcolm in the middle. e bui Id a rudimentary device to contact his planet, to mamie and computer-generated tinkering creature from Out There, whom he names .T. which he wants to phone, as in "phone home." notwithstanding. : after one of hi brother's buds tosses out the t While Mom (Dee Wallace), off-stride because her Written by Melissa Mathison. Directed by Steven 4 "extra-terrestrial," performs what look like m - husband has left her, doesn't even notice the ugly Spielberg. Rated PG •

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ICE AGE ( ) Sprightly If not quite path- Oscar-nominated documentaries. it's a great. beautifl Steven Spielberg film ha~ breaking imation pits a mastodon (voice of look- from the viewpoint of children - at been digitally ltered, enhanced and tinkE red Ray Rom o) and his unwanted companion, the peace process between Israelis and iM!h to little e ect (other than a few PC i 1tru­ a sloth (J n Leguizamo). against a wily tiger Palestinians in the late 1990s. The film­ sions), but remains a major classic for g)Od (Denis l ry) who in due course .. well, why makers stay away from politics and just let reasons. Children missing their father, w10 spoil the f n? Aided by the vocalizallons of the seven subjects be ki~s. The intent is has just sepafilled from their mother, finj Goran Vis jic and Jack Black, and though noble, and there are some honest, heart­ solace in the dreature from another worl J: he. giving ab r.lutely no sense of history to kids, breaking moments, but the whole thing missing his k~h and kin, pines away. He 1ry for whomryesterday, much less an Ice Age, is comes off as a bit naive, and feels like Thomas, as t~e child who finds the visi11 r. is unimaginable. the movie is joke-filled tor something you "should" see rather than especially fine, but all the perfomiers do well. adults. (D B.) B want to see. (E.S.) 8- ., (0.B.) A IRIS (R) I s Murdoch young (Kate Winslet) RETURN TO NEVERLAND (G) Midst World KILIMANJARO: TO THE ROOT OF AFRICA and old. ith Alzheimer's (Judi Dench), War II, Wendy's daughter (voiced by Harriet (Unrated) The newest IMAX offering fro 11 derived fr m amemoir by her husband (Jim Owen) refuses to believe in fairies. but a mid­ mountaineer-filmmaker David Breashea s Broadben ). The novelist and philosopher night visit by Hook (Corey Burton) brings her takes us - a)ld agaggle of regular folk - lived life t the brim, sexually (with both into contact with Peter Pan (Blayne Weaver), to the top of (he highest mountain in Al 1ca. sexes) an otherwise. and while the movie the lost boys and an adventure that gives her sl;!rllng out iO the murky rain forest wa\ gives us o sense of what made her popular faith. Tinkerbell, Peter, the boys, Hook and below. At once a nature film. an advenll re among rwders and envied and adulated by his crew, the girl, all nicely carry the beloved film and, as ~sual, a stunning achievem mt of scholars. it offers stunning acting and achill­ tale into new yet familiar territory. Disney actually getti~g a bulky, heavy camera i1 all ing depi1ion of what that mind-erasing con­ magic still works. (D.B.) B tile right places for maximum visual eff ct. dition ca do to a person. (D.B.) B+ THE TIME MACHINE (PG-13) Another stab at JOSH HARTNETT (e.S.) 8 JOHN Q PG-13) Adad. desperate to get his the 1895 H.G. Wells novel - a quite good H '°· ~1 ~ ..--e-·------~ IOS'°""TOll COMMOll PINERO (R) Asometimes nearly incohuent young stti onto a recipient list for a heart one was done in 1960 - with a stolid Guy 111._-SI but intriguinq biography of the Puerto F1can transpl~goes ballistic when bureaucracy Pearce as an inventor who, trying to undo his Now Playing! 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The book is MfOllESll m.1111• nt 1n mun Rlll"'-11....0SMI • in many waYf, was impossible to endur .. a '17 333-RIM I072 •17 333-fllM I071 SOI 611-«00 >026 • Benjamin B?tt's incarnat.ion is stunnini sup­ tries to frnd a way to escape from his r'ule and as a neighbor and Lnda Hunt as a wizened adm1nisitor, Ray Liotta as a media-hepped only fitfully followed. Easy on the eye and un­ .flftlM ON£MA LotW5 lOfWS ffNWAYTHIATRf FRESH POND SOMERVILLE porting war by, among others. Gianca lo who knows. maybe sing herself II s aqwrlcy nun do cameos. two kids add a little. Ron • police c et and others. But the black and troubling to the mind, if not a great film. tol UOOKUNE AV( flBHP'ONDPUZA AlAS~~m_t3 comedy with a couple of tl3lSh overtones. All R fkin 's OK as a colleague. and Joe Morton white di otomy cheapens and distorts it. (D.B.) B- '17 lll-fllM I097 IOO SSS-TEll 800 SSS TlU Esposito an Mandy Patmkin. soars. S ime of ~ ONE.IMS SHOWUV OlllMAS StfO'llrCAS.C (U(f.IMS comes our well. sorta. 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above the rain forest. Just like clockwork. And many of our shooting days, maybe 70 percent of them, were mostly over by 9 a.m" B1ecause it's there And worse, there was the limitation he faced hy working with the IMAX camera, a large, heavy, cumbersome thing. Brighton sDavid Breashears captures 'Kilimanjaro' "It's the fact that it's alienating to the peopk around it," he says. "If I set up that 84-pound tripod and head, with a 42-pound By Ed Symkus emerged into a IO-degree. wind-blasted arc­ came enamored of Jt. Whent.'aw thi'> work camera on top, loaded a 500-foot roll of SENIOR STAFF WRITEF tic zone. Timt's the beauty of the film and the being done, hanging from a ope 2,000 feet film, sat you 20 feet away and turned it on t's been four years since David Breas­ mountain - it\ a place of contrast ·· over Yosemite, with the cam aman shooting and you heard something that sounds like ;i hears' last film, "Eve re~t." first graced BreashciU'S. \.\ho OO\\ live~ in Brighton and and the soundman recording. and then sitting law nmower running, and then I said, 'A1..1 I thtj Mugar Omni Theater at the Muse­ has been in the area since 1979. grew up in at the editing table. and then e finished film natmally ... • l find that the camera become~ u1h of Science. His newest, "'Kilimanjaro," Colorado. m the shadow of the Rocl..y Moun­ ... so I went from load c· ·er 10 assistant too much of the experience." oi)cned at the same venue ast week, and tains, wh1.:re he embraced the outdoors and cameraman to sound record ng and finall y. b he planning to climb yet another mou i­ c~n sist<; of another trek up another, albeit climbed regularly. After he followed a man] years layer, to produ ing and direct­ tain and make another IMAX film in the near , woman to Boston he had some soul search­ ing." future'! Not likely. : FILM ing to do. "Kilimanjaro" begins \\i the words "A ''I' 111 going to think about whether I like the "I real itcd that I could continue to live in David Breashears Film" spl shed across the burden and the responsibility of that big less fe~-some, peak. Mourt Kilimanjaro. Boulder and Den\er. mostly as a climber. huge screen. But despite ·orking toward camera," he says. "We're mobile, we move i,t towering above the lands of Tan1ania, is the and receive all the kudo~ and prai e that earning that credit. Breashe s seems embar­ up and down mountains quickly. But there's tallest ll)ountain in Africa. and the tallest vol­ come from that community from being a rassed by it. a small anny with it. So I'm thinking about dno in the world. Team leader and moun­ climber," he ..;ays. "Or I could throw myself ··1 begged and pleaded no! to have that at gelling back to when I could stick a camera taineering expert Breashears traces the stOJ) into an environment - and this was pre­ the beginning of the film." hj! -.ays earnestl). in m) pack and go off for a month with one of a widely \aried group of people - five 'Everest' ;md the popularil) It created - "II seemed so egocentric. It -;hould have said other person." climbe1 and one guide - who made the where people \.\Ould say; ·You do 11Ju11?' fol­ ·a film b} David Breashe~ and a very tal­ HL' \ silent for a moment, then reconsiders. journey starting in the haun ingly beautiful lowed by a bigger expression of befuddle­ ented team.· But the distribu or considered it David Breashears went from climber to gofer to producer-director. "11\tAX is a difficult format," he adcls. rain for st below and ending JP on the top. It ment and, ·Why?' .. to be a marketing pomt. Sor I accept it at the "And we're using it in a very difficult emi­ w;is no picnic for anyone on t ither side of the But he stayed, already hav mg been bitten head of the film if 11 means that it \\as con­ ronmcnt. But I love every second of it. I mean, cameral by the tilmmaking bug yean. earlier. He land­ ceived and overseen by me."j climbers that help mal-.e the film work so well I go to places I want to go, I'm on mountain., I 'Thi-.. film wa' many time~ harder for me ed a job when he wa~ around 19 "'ith a film He\ bemg mocbt As dpedition leader - the nature shots. the incredible vista<;, and want lo climb, I get paid for it, and I'm able to , than 'faerest. · " says Breashears. "Right off crew, a group of accomph hed climbing and filmmaker. Brea,heap, h*d to be ahead of so forth. He also had 10 put up \\ith Kiliman­ bring that experience back to people who'll the bat, in the rain forest. we were in pouri ng friends who also happened to be accom­ his climbers at e\Cl) step inlorder to gel the jaro's difficult weather. never get to go there." rain. wJ hiked 12 miles in 3-<1 inches of slop­ plished filmmakers. shots he wanted. while mai....ing sure the) 'The weather almost drove me mad," he p]. g<~Y mud. set up cameras and broke "They hrred me as the gofer. load-<.:anier. were all OK. He also had to keep returning 10 sa) s. "We had these mists that came up every .. Al!i111anjaro" is now showing at tl1e them dywn in this junk, and eight days later eager young man," he recalls. "And tht:n I be- Africa to get all of the s1)ts \.\ ithout the day when the sun hit the lo\.\ -laying clouds M11.11w11 of Science. Cal/ 617-589-0250. I . Race for the Oscars ingtoss

AVID BRUDNOY'S OSCAR PICKS Will Win Should Win 'cture: ...... 'The Lord of the Rings" ...... A Beautiful Mind" ctor: ...... Russell Crowe ...... Dc1uel Washington ctress: ...... Sissy Spacek ...... Sissy Spacek 'up. Actor: ...... Ian Mc Kellen ...... Ethan Hawl..\:• 'up. Actres..~: ...... Jennifer Connelly ...... Kate W1nslet 'rector ...... Peter Jackson ...... Peter Jackson

~ SYMKUS' OSCAR PICKS \\<1ll Win Should Win l>icture: ...... "A Beauuful Mind" ...... "The Lord of the Rings" ~ctor: ...... Denzel Washington ...... DenLel Washington ~ctress: ...... Sissy Spacek ...... t...... Nico le Ki-back Oscar tor "In the Bedroom?" "Gosford Park." wins with "A Beautiful Mind?" ~ BRUDrtOY, from page 13 fonnance he no y an actor serve-to-win award. pla) ing the re­ (Kevm Spacey), and I could go on inj stice-collectors (NAACP, Spike our sniffly noses closer to our TV 99 pcq>le out of I00 could not identi­ tarded Sam, as in "I Am.. .. but needn 't. Crowe and Washington the liberal white breast-beaters sets, prop up our eyelids with tooth­ fy if ~e had a sign saying "Oscar But the gladiatorial contest i be­ do stupendou-.I) in fine films, each left and their enraged black soul­ picks, and await the merciful end of nominee" hanging around his neck tween two superb actors "'horn Hol­ deserving of a second Oscar (Wash­ ma~s) bellow; and if"enough" don't an evening full of Whoopi Goldberg - Tom Wilkinson a<; the grieving lywood doesn't like a_, persons; ington got his ma supporting role. m \\i~. then we endure a latter-day vari­ jokes, lugubrious displays of fawn dad in "In the Bedroom." ii the per- they're not likable Ru . ...ell Crowe ''Glory." and Crowe got his for the ati~n on the pouring of ashes on Hol­ ingly tawdry, phonily self-effacing ly ood\ well-coifed heads and the acceptance speeches, dopey retro- •1 ren ing of their ludicrously pricey spectives and unwatchable produc, : g~enh. weeping bitter tears of an­ tion numbers, as, at last, the big gui h about you-I.now-which "ism" Nicole Kidman Is ravishing In kahuna, the best picture Oscar, is an­ an making dire threaLs. Berry, offi­ "Moulin Rouge!" nounced. Predictions accomp.llly cia I) (b) the melanin-crazed stan­ this story, but ponder the domestic ' d~ of our era) '"black," though you and total box office draw of the five ha e 10 look closely to notice, de~ nominees: "·Lord of the Rings" " se ·es an Oscar. but so do Judi ($292 mill ion domestic, $774 total); Best Picture: Best Supporting Actor: De ch for •·tris... Nicole Kidman (for "A Beautiful Mind" ($ 146; $185); ::I A Beaut1fu "1lnd :J Bi ..;do ·~Others," for which she wa<>n't "Gosford Park" ($34; $48); "In the 0 Gosford P"' k 0 r th in .,awia• Ins tO~'.'>ych out the race angle in the vot­ those who haven't seen (or been in) a in by the Academy's members than film since "Pride of the Yankees' or Best Actress: Best Director: on the merit<; of films or perfor- known a star since they knew Lillian 0 Halle Be,., Monster's BaD ::J n Gosford Park ces. Below the top two acting Elijah Wood's film, "The Lord of the Gish. 0 Judi Dencn. Ins .J Ho.vard. A Beautiful Mind cat gories. the work is less con­ Rings," goes for the gold. For my people (movie nuts), Os­ 0 Nicole K11 nan, MolAin Rouge! ::J ter Jackson. The Lord of the Rings: te iou-.ly argued, with the supporting 0 Sissy Spa1 k. In The ~ Fello.Wlp of the Ring carfest is Super Bowl-Election 0 ReneeZe ~ J v a'lld Lynth. Mulholland Dnve ac r nominees exhibiting long-suf­ (Ben Kingsley, "Sexy Beast"), noble Night-New Year's Eve-Mardi G~ Bndget jooes's Diary 0 Ridley Scott, Black >-tawk Down fe ng affection (Jim Broadbent, virtue (Ian McKellen, "Lord of the all in one. It's ghastly, true, but i1'g "I s"). exa<>perated terror (Ethan Rings") and goofy impersonation ours. Mock-it not. Gandalf is watch­ H i.(..e, (Jon Voight, "Ali"). Among the sup- Picture winnini most Oscars: ------''Training Day"), vileness ing you. lie Breaker: ,. Jones lndustna! Average at close of Marth 25th. the day after Osars. ______------

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By Mat Schaff u jud l\" Jean itifonns u with a smile. Her mock severi­ kried fi sh fillets run the ed egg whites, whole egg, milk and thyme but it was overpowering, so BOSTON HERALD ty in.Ike me wonder if they really do keep track of who gamut from pedestrian to buttermilk. (The fillets are dipped in stick with fresh parsley or chives. . ean lios is good people. ean and her husband fini,lie dinner and who doe n't. F horrible, the coating the liquid, coated with breadcrumbs, Nt:xt, I experimented with Parme­ Paul n Paolo's Trattoria in Charlestown. He 111e lamb hank EI Greco ($18) is I,() Hen!) VIII huge gummf and tasteless and the fish and then pan-fried.) The egg white san cheese, but it simply interfered J mans t e wood-burning piz 1,a oven and she man­ it would daunt a royal appetite. Braised with a hefty hit bland d overcooked. Yet this sim­ version wa~ crisp and clean, the with the flavor of the fish. Lemon ages the din ng room. Their tiny eatery Uust 48 seats) of cinnamon and black pepper and accompanied by fin­ ple dis cooks in just minutes, takes milk was good but not quite as clean zest was an interesting addition, but celebrates it. third anniversary on \pril 15 - "tax day," gerling potatoe:i and chunks of carrots. the lamb is deli­ tasting, the whole egg was too rich I quickly found that I needed a lot of Jean notes. he couldn't be nicer - or more forthcom­ cious. Unfortunately, it isn't hot enough, as if it sat on THE klTCHEN and the buttermilk added a tang that zest to get any lemon flavor. When I ing - to a ·o of inquisitive stra 1gers on a recent Fri­ the ,ounter too long before being served. A special of was unwelcome. I also determined added enough zest, it then turned day evening roasted Tu~an baby back ribs ($18) DETECTIVE that seasoning the fillets directly biller, so I simply squeezed fresh Paul is G eek, she tells us. H s atop meltingly soft. slow-cooked CHRl~TOPHER wm, preferable to letting the coating lemon juice over the fillets after family own a Saugus bakery and navy beans. is quintessential com­ do all of the work. cooking. KIMB~LL he "grew up n the business." She ~ • Paolo's ' fort cui ine. easy on the palate with For the breadCtUmbs, I tried a Finally, I wanted to confirm the Italian and city planner by da) Trattoria a him of thyme. fl our/cornmeal coating, fresh bread­ cooking technique. A combination "Our greate t accomplishment i' 251 Main St. "It' m) family's recipe:· Jean little ireparation and, when made crumbs and dry breadcrumbs, all of of butter and oil was my first that we' re st II married," she say!.. CharleslOIM1 boasts abouc the excellent lasagna properly. produces juicy, tender fish which were fri ed in an olive oil/ but­ choice, but I also tested peanut oil describing t e demands of runnin !. 617·242-7229 Siciliana pecial ($16). bursting encase& in a crisp, flavorful coating. ter combination. The flour/cornmeal (too much fl avor) and canola oil a popular re aurant. "The sous chef Hours: Mon.-Wed., 5-9:30 p.m.; with noodles, cheese. hard-boiled What' not to like? was gummy and the least fl avorful, (flavorless and not crispy). Using is out with broken arm. . . . Mv Thu.-Sat., 5-10:30 p.m. eggs and meaty Bolognese sauce. First the fi sh. I tested a variety of the fresh breadcrnmbs tasted like a the butter/olive oil combination husband has 't had time to eat!" Closed Sundays A friend of Paul\ mother is the re- fillets and fo und that only the bad church supper stuffi ng. and the and a 12-inch skillet, I found that 8 .That dis ing honesty - re- ported source fo r chicken bana thinne~t will do for this recipe. dry breadcrnmbs were the crunchi­ fillets could be cooked in three Bar: Beer and W1rte flected in th the hospitality anJ tana ($16) This Italian-American (Thicker fillets such as cod tum out est, adhered we ll , browned nicely batches, 60 to 90 seconds per side. I t~e food - sets Paolo's apart. T 1e Credit: All h}bnd cros~es chicken \1arsala overcooked on the outside and un­ and contributed just the right found that I needed to add an addi­ menu, like e owners, is a marri a~e and chicken Florentine. di..,hed up dercooked on the inside.) The best amount of buttery breadcrumb fla­ tional tablespoon each of butter and of Greek an Italian, offering u1 1- over roasted taters in~tead of lin- choice turned out to be sole, with vor. Next, I tasted fla vor additions to olive oil by the third batch. For best pretentious, obust fare that does guini. I would ha\e preferred lin­ flound r a distant runner-up. Floun­ the breadcrumbs. I liked the addi­ r~sult s, the heat should be medium­ n' t skimp o fl avor, fresh ingredi­ gumi. Plump. lobster ravioli ($19). der fillets are a bit too small (about 2 tion of chopped parsley and/or high. If the fi sh cooks at low heat, ents or heart covered with subtl} spic}. cream). ouncei) for this recipe. Sole fi llets chives since their flavor comple­ the fillets become oily and soggy. With its t in, chewy crust, tht pink tomato sauce. is gami\hed with run .i tp 6 ounces. ments the breaded fill ets. For I 1/2 At high heat, the butter bums. pizza is as ood as any I' ve ta ,red even more l~ter. Oink. The coating consi\ts of three cups breadcrumbs (enough for eight These quick-fried fillets are great anywhere. Enjoy a Neapolit; n classic like the The wine Ii t i: di-.appointingly no-frills. A 1999 parts: liquid such as milk or egg; fillets) I used 4 tablespoons of seived with a salad, bread and glass Margherita $9/$13), napped wit 1 tomato sauce, moz­ Straccali Chianti D.O.C.G. ($23) has the requisite fruit bread mbs; and flavorings. I test- chopped fresh herbs. I tried dried of' wi ne. zarella and asil. Sample the H ·llenic accents of the to stand up to the meall. and Bolognese. With the chick­ Rosa ($ IOf 14), strewn with ro; ~ted pistachios, rose­ en rind lob ter ravioli, tr) a green apple-hone) 2 mary and lo s of garlic. Or opt fo1 the bicultural Paolo's Borio Magredo Pinot Grigio ($26). slightly foamy. Season the fish fillets lightly with What awanh did "award-winning" salt and pepper. Line a baking sheet with waxed tirami u and bread pudding actuall) that you should use store-bought dried bread­ bs, not fresh breadcrumbs. Also, be sure to paper. , 't win? 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Students from Boston Uni versi­ March 16 through April 13, from 9 ton, Ashl nd, Framingham, f\atick, cock and the BAA ha'e worl.:ed in to contribute to a strong displa) of "The communities along the ty School of Management are par­ a.m. to I p.m.: and Hamilton · Wellesle , Newton, Brooklin.! and cooperation with the marathon's patriotism at this year\ race. route play an essential role in nrn­ ticipating in the Volunteer Income School, 198 Strathmore Road, Boston, ill offer special tribt tes to eight cities and to\\ ns. m.U.ing the In Hopl-.inton. where the Boston ning the Boston Marathon," added Tax Assistance program, which Brighton. Volunteers will be pre- , Patriots ay at the 106th Poston Boston Marathon a commumty­ Marathon begms. the town. Hop­ Dave McGillivray. Boston provides free tax assistance to sent March 25 and Apri l I from Maratho on April 15. wide event li ke in no other era of kinton Marathon Committee and Marathon race director... Our vision Massachusetts residents. The pro­ 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. - • For th 17th consecutive year, the race's I06-year hi tOI). Hopl-.inton Athletic Association are and hppe is for the spectators and gram is a partnership between the People interested in tax services '· planning commemorati\e acti\ Hies. ci ti1ens from the eight cities and Boston University Accounting As­ must bring the following infonna­ including the National Flag Exhib­ tO\\ns - as well as the race partici­ Eel ctic dining in a casual sociation, the Internal Revenue tion: all W-2 fonns, Social Securi- • it\ unfurling of several massive pants. volunteers and officials ali ke Service and the local community. ty numbers (self, spouse and de- • Amencan fl ag~ with the assistance - to show the world that the neighborhood atmosphere. VITA is a national effort by the pendants), 1099-INT fonn, last of marathon participants (at the Boston area is a uniquely and pro­ IRS to give free assistance to those year's tax fopns (not required) and •' · Athlete-;' Village on the morning of foundly American locale. There ·s who need it the most during tax any tax-related items. the race behind Hopl-. inton High no better venue and no better occa­ season. More than 73.000 volun­ VITA volunteers are available ,. • venue School ). and a proposed .. fl) over.. sion than the Boston Marathon and teers participate across the coun­ on-site to answer questions about • of milital) aircraft b) the U.S. Air Patri~s Da) to showcase our spir­ Breakfast O Lunch ..J Dinner , try, helping mo.re than 15 million Ji ling this year's taxes. Most im- , r\ational Guard immediately prior it. .. Americans fil e their taxes. Assis­ portantly, they will prepare fonns Weekly Spe•:ial Catering .J Prvate Parties to the -.tart of the race. 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APTAIN'S WHARF wi ll be \ isible and e\ ident through­ The r~ce \ O\ erall winners wi ll also 56 HARVARD STREET BR' >OKLINE MA• 617.566.5590 out the race route The BAA\ be adorned '' ith a \ intage and re­ Free Delivery • Allston Brighton Brookline ne\\ ly de-.,1gned and recent I) un- designed champion-.· medals. We get around

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